Users should update their handsets to the latest versions of Android as soon as new updates are released, and incline towards pure Android devices like Nexus and Pixel for the fastest application of patches.

Those with handsets abandoned by their phone manufacturers – typically 18 months after devices leave retail shelves – should consider running third party ROMs like Cyanogenmod and NamelessROM which are often updated weekly and run a purer strain of Android. ®